Issue: April 12, 2012
In this week’s feature, we take a look at the new wave of the capital’s brightest and bravest, men and woman, young and old, who-on the heels of a pretty gnarly recession-aren’t afraid to roll the dice or take a risk. They’re embracing big visions and turning ideas into reality-while transforming Sacramento-lending their business savvy toward bettering the community and, in some cases, the world. A few have years of expertise, others only recently reinvented themselves after a sudden job loss. Here are 25 of the city’s next entrepreneurs.
In Frontlines this week, presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s old firm Bain Capital has put the spotlight on the dubious funding practices of California’s big pension programs CalPERS and CalSTRS. Darwin Bondgraham reports on Bain’s benefactors. Also this week: James Raia on the sustainable rail practices at Siemens’ Sacramento headquarters, and our editorial board chimes in on the slow, 11-year bleed of the war in Afghanistan.
In Arts&Culture coverage, it’s Second Saturday, so make sure you see what Shoka’s picked for this month’s “don’t miss” gallery exhibitions. Also this week: Greg Lucas checks to see if the Red Rabbit Kitchen and Bar really hops, James Raia spends time with (not in) one of Sacramento’s only iron lungs, Anthony Nathan gets on his jiu jitsu moves, and Maxwell Mckee raves about those dudes in the zoot suits.
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The next entrepreneurs
We shine the spotlight on business innovators who do Sacramento right.
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Bain’s benefactors
Mitt Romney’s old firm puts the spotlight on dubious funding practices of the state’s big pension systems.
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No Big Mac for you
McDonald’s getting no breaks as Oak Park location looking less likely.
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Copper thieves suck
Rash of copper thefts leads city manager to spend an extra $400,000 to fix Sacramento’s streetlight backlog.
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New Insight, new Tweeps
Beth Ruyak takes the reins of Insight on Capital Public Radio.
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Ride the eco-engine
Siemens rail in Sacramento takes home sustainability kudos.
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SN&R Letters 2012-04-12
Sacramento News & Review readers share their thoughts on swapping the Kings with the Los Angeles Clippers, massage therapists and methamphetamine.
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Ask Joey: Liar, liar, pants on fire
Joey advises a reader to insist on honesty.
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Beyond Bruce Lee
Terry Maxwell, owner of Sacramento Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Fight Academy, talks dedication, Enter the Dragon, and how YouTube is changing everything.
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Why are Hispanics denying George Zimmerman’s heritage?
Why are Hispanics denying George Zimmerman is Hispanic? And Frito Bandito seeks an updated glossary from Gustavo.
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Earth’s good news
Huzzahs to Obama for new greenhouse-gas-emission standards.
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How long will Afghan war continue?
Afghans are sick of the American military presence. Who can blame them?
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Putting education first
Even in dire economic times, there is still plenty we can do to help educate our children.
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Frazzled gray matter
Rachel ponders whether smartphone and tablet games are keeping her mind from pondering at a high level.
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Heavy metal: Sacramento exhibition showcases iron lung
A new Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical History Museum exhibition showcases an industry relic, the iron lung.
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Tearing it up
Manuel Jose Pickett is retiring, and his final show at Sacramento State, Zoot Suit, is rocking.
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Tempus fugit
New Helvetia Theatre moves to the big stage at 24th Street Theatre for its production of Merrily We Roll Along.
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It was all a dream
Vanessa Marsh’s unusual and mysterious photograms at the Richard L. Nelson Gallery in Davis gives the viewer a glimpse into her dreams and nightmares.
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Fresh faced
There’s no cure for wrinkles, but this skin-care line might come close.
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Three days grace
Amid tragedy, a Japanese brewery crafts a great beer.
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Teenage wasteland
An Egyptian teen sifts through the rubble, searching for his future.
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Anything but the noodle soup
At Blue Moon Cafe and Karaoke, that bucketful of Coronas buys some insight into Warren Beatty.
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Red Rabbit: Bunny hops
Resistance is futile when it comes to Red Rabbit Kitchen and Bar’s desserts.
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Herby days
It’s time to plant stuff like cilantro, borage and epazote.
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The bock is back
Sacramento Turn Verein celebrates a seasonal German beer with a traditional festival.
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Not a father-son picnic
This Israeli father-son movie hinges on a plot twist that will make for some very awkward family dinners.
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Film Clip: American Reunion
Here’s one big so-so sequel heap of millennial nostalgia, complete with crude humor about sex and other bodily functions.
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Film Clip: Mirror Mirror
Snow White gets the Fractured Fairy Tales treatment—and it works.
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Film Clip: The Raid: Redemption
If you want to watch serious fighting with no plot, character or other redeeming qualities, here you go.
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Film Clip: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
An all-around great feel-good movie about fly-fishing in an Arab nation.
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Film Clip: Bully
Bullied kids need help. This documentary isn’t enough of it.
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No initiative
2012 will go down as a year of ballot bummers for medical marijuana.
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